Apparatus for dyeing thread and like material.



B. TEUPER. APPARATUS FOR DYEING THREAD AND LIKE MATERIAL.

APPLICATION TILED 0OT.29, 1912. 7 1,074,390, Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

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B. TEUFER.

APPARATUS FOR DYEING THREAD AND LIKE MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.29, 1912.

1,074,390. Patented Sept.30,1913.

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APPLIOATION FILED 0UT.29, 1912. 1,074,390, Patented Sept; 30, 1913.

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B. TEUPER. APPARATUS FOR DYEING THREAD AND LIKE MATERIAL. I APPLICATIONFILED 001229, 1912. 1,074,390. Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

i BERNI-IARD TEUFER, 0F GHEMNITZ, GERMANY.

. APPARATUS FOR DYEING THREAD AND LIKE MATERIAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNHARD TEUFER, a subject of the King of Saxony,residing at Ghemnitz, Saxony, Germany, have invented an Improvement inApparatus for Dyeing Thread and like Material, of which the fol lowingis a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus f0 dyeing various materials,particularly skeins of silk, woolen, linen or other threads.

I am aware that heretofore skeins of threads have been placed upon reelsand passed through a bath of dyeing material by means of endless chains,in which apparatus the reels upon which the thread is wound have alsobeen caused to turn during the passage of the thread through a bath.

I am also aware that it is not new to pass the skeins of threads throughseveral baths, first, through the bath of dyeing material and thenthrough baths of various substances for cleansing the threads afterhaving been dyed.

The object of my present invention, however, is the production of anapparatus for dyeing skeins of various threads, in which the thread tobe dyed is passed slowly and successively through baths in which the.

liquid is caused'to move in the opposite direction': to that in whichthe thread is conveyed, one in which the reels upon which the skeins ofthread are placed are turned in the direction so that the forward sideof the reel has an ascending motion and the rearward side of the reelhas a descending motion, and one in which the reels carrying the threadsto be dyed are only submerged totheir axes in passing through the baths,the motion imparted tothe reel being rapid, so that a thorough immersionof the thread is effected, and, as hereinbefore stated, the baths arecaused to flow in the opposite direction to that in which the reels aremoved in their travel through the baths,

so that the thread first comes into contact with a liquid in the dyeingbath which has been more or less utilized, and it is progressivelyadvanced to that portion of the bath to which the freshly prepareddyeing liquid is supplied, so that an economical use of the dyeing bathis also obtained.

In carrying 'out my invention, I also em- 7 i ploy a series of'bathsthrough which the thread is passed for cleansing thesame after it hasbeen removed from the bath contain-- ing the dye, all of which will behereinafter more particularly described.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus comprisingmy present invention. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same. Fig. 3 is acrosssection on line A. A, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an elevation and partial crosssection on an' enlarged scale illustrating the reel upon which thethread to be dyed is placed, and the parts associated with the reel.:Fig. 5 is a plan view of the part shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an endelevation of the parts as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Fig. 7 is an elevationof the gears by which the reels are turned. Fig. 8 is a cross sectionillustrating the bushings in which the inner ends of the reel shafts arej ournaled. Fig. 9 is an end elevation of the same, Fig. 10 is anelevation and partial cross section illustrating the manner in which thereels, with the skeins of thread thereon, are immersed in the baths asthe same pass through the apparatus, and Fig. 11 is a centrallongitudinal section of the apparatus comprising my present invention. 5

Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that my improved apparatus fordyeing skeins of thread and like material preferably comprises a frameconsisting of a base indicated at 18, and a plurality of posts oruprights indicated at 1. .Within this frame are placed a number oftanks. In the drawing I have illustrated three such tanks and PatentedSept. 30, 1913. Application filed October 29, 1912. Serial No. 728,340.

the same are indicated at 2, 3 and 4. The

tank 2 is the tank for containing the dyeing liquid, and the tanks 3 and4 are adapted to contain the rinsing and cleansing liquids. The tanks 2and 3 are preferably in the lower portion of the frame and on the samelevel with each other, while the tank i is in the upper portion of theframe above the other tanks.

Suitably mounted in the frame adjacent to the ends thereof are sprocketwheels Z mounted in pairs at opposite ends of the apparatus. Over thesesprocket wheels Z and also over suitable intermediate guide wheels,endless chains K are passed; The sprocket wheels Z at the left-hand endof the apparatus, are mounted upon a shaft 19, on one end of which isalso mounted a worm wheel Z Meshing with the worm wheel -Z is a worm Zfixed on the shaft 20, which is turned by a pulley S driven from anysuitable source of power. I also employ a plurality of reel frames eachcomprising end members 21, andlongitudinal or connecting members 5. Theend members 21 of these reel frames are pivotally connected tocorresponding links ofthe endless chains K, as indicated at 22, andcentrally each reel frame is provided with a transverse member .6. Ashort shaft 23 is connected to the end members of eachof the reelframes, preferably in alinementwith the point in which the same ispivotally connected with the endless chains. On each of these shafts 23"is a'gearZ adapted to mesh with the teeth Z is providedwith a squareopening, the. purpose of which will be hereinafter de-i scribed.

Intermediate of each internal gear Z and journal gears Z is agear Zadapted to mesh with both the journal gearsZ and the internal gears Z.

The central transverse member 6 of each' reel frame is fitted withabearing 7. In each bearing 7 is a pair of bushings 9, the adja-? centclosed ends of which abut against one another within the bearing 7 andare locked; in position therein by meansof suitable pins; 25 which passthrough the bearings 7 andj into circumferential recesses providedtherefor in the outer surfaces of the bushings 9.} lVithin each bushing9 and movably longitudinal therein is a hollow shaft 10. Each hollowshaft 10 is suitably slotted to receivef pins 15, so that the hollowshafts may bei moved longitudinally of the bushing and caused to rotatetherewith. 'At the end of} each hollow shaft 10 is a flange 11 having aspherical face and being provided centrally; with a square opening 12.-Extending between the inner end of the bushing 9 and thei outer end ofeach hollow shaft 10 is a spring 13, by means of which, as will beunderstood, 1 the parts of this bearing and its bushings: are normallymaintained in the positions as j illustrated in Fig. 8. understood, uponreturningtothe point .X

I also employ a plurality of reels, each? consisting of a shaft 17, sidemembers 251 suitably secured to the shaft 17, and reel rods H extendingbetween the side members I 25; These reel rods, as will be understood,Iare spaced at suitable points in the circuin- 'ference of a circle. Bothends of each reel vided in that portion of the gear which passesthroughthe plate 16 inclosing the internal gear Z The opposite end ofeach reel I shaft 17 is adapted to pass and fit within the opening 12provided therefor in the disk 11 on any of the hollow shafts 10, itbeing understood that the reels are removable and j 2 interchangeable,and that any'reel maybe inserted in an framebyplacing one end of thereel sha t in the opening in the ournal gears Z? and movlng'inwardly thecorresponding hollow shaft 10 against the action 7 of itsspring 13,permitting the oppositeend of the reel shaft topass into the opening 12,

when the disk and "hollow shaft 10 are re leased.

From the foregoingv descr1ptionyit-w1ll be apparent that in theoperation ofthe apparatus, the material to be dyed having first Z turnedby theinternalgearZi and the journal gear Z' which is turned by the gearZ and furthermore it is tobe observed that each wheelie rotated "so thatits forward part is ascending and itsrearward part'descending during itstravelthroughthe apf paratus.

In the operation of the apparatus, the

reels are inserted and removed from the reel frames at the placeindicated at K, Fig. 1. The reel upon being inserted in its place iscaused to travel'by the endless chains first downwardly and thenforwardly with its caused to enter the tank 3, in which maybe placed anysuitablesliquid for rinsingithe threads on the reels after thesame'fhave been dyed. The reels, after passing through the" the reelswith the threads thus treated are removed from the apparatus, and at alltimes during the horizontal travel of the reel frames and reels throughthe apparatus,

the reels are revolved at a relatively high speed, so that a thoroughimmersion and consequent uniform dyeing and cleansing of the fabric iseffected.

Furthermore, as hereinbefore indicated,

the liquid in all the tanks is by suitable means not shown caused toflow in the opposite direction from that in which the chains, reelframes and reels travel. The object of this is to'cause thematerial tobeetreated to first come in contact in any of the tanks with the baththerein whichhas been more or less utilized at the time the materialtobe treated is first immersed, and in its subsequent progressthnough.each bat-h,:the mate iac rial to be treated is constantly brought into aportion of the bath nearerrthe point of supply, at which, of course, thebath. is freshest and therefore the most effective.

The gearing, as illustrated, will cause the reels to revolve atapproximately six times the speed at which the gear wheels Z are turned,but as will be understood, the speed at which the wheels are caused torevolve is a matter of design and forms no part of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. An apparatus for dyeing threads and the like, comprising a base, aframe, a dye tank, endless chains, means for actuating the same, a framepivotally connected to the said endless chains, a device removablyconnected to the last aforesaid frame and adapted to support thematerial to be dyed, and

means whereby in the travel of the chains and frame the said device isturned insuch a direction that its forward side ascends and its rearwardside descends.

2. An apparatus for dyeing threads and the like, comprising a base, aframe, a dye tank, endless chains, means for actuating the same, a framepivotally connected to the endless chains, a device for supporting thematerial to be dyed, means whereby said device is removably connected tothe last aforesaid frame, and means whereby in the travel of the chainsand frame the said device is turned in such a direction that its forwardside ascends and its rearward end descends.

3. An apparatus for dyeing threads and the like, comprising a base, aframe, a dye tank in the said frame, endless chains, means for drivingthe same in unison, a reel frame pivotally connected to correspondinglinks of the endless chains, a reel for supporting the material to bedyed, means for removably connecting the said reel to the reel frame,and means whereby in the travel of the chains and reel frame the saidreel is so turned that its forward port-ion ascends and its rearwardportion descends.

4. An apparatus for dyeing threads and the like, comprising a base, aframe, a dye tank in the said frame, endless chains, means for drivingthe same in unison, a reel frame pivotally connected to correspondinglinks of the endless chains, a reel for suporting the material to bedyed, a gear associated Copies of this patent may be obtained for 5. Anapparatus for dyeing threads and the like, comprising a base, a frame, adye tank in the said frame, endless chains, means for driving the samein unison, a reel frame pivotally connected to corresponding links ofthe endless chains, a reel for supporting the material to be dyed, agear associated with one end of the said reel frame, a rack meshing withthe said gear, a journal gear in which one end of the reel shaft isremovably connected, a bearing in which the opposite end of the reelshaft is removably journaled, an internal gear connected with the firstaforesaid gear, and. an intermediate gear meshing both with the saidinternal gear and ournal gear.

6. An apparatus for dyeing threads and the like, comprising a base, aframe, a'plurality of dye tanks in the said frame, endless chains, meansfor driving the same in unison, a reel frame pivotally connected tocorresponding links of the endless chains, a reel for supporting thematerial to be dyed, a shaft for the same, a gear associated with oneend of the said reel frame, a rack meshing with the said gear, a journalgear in which one endof the reel shaft is removably connected, a bearingin which the opposite end of the reel shaft is removably journaled, aninternal gear connected with the first aforesaid gear, an intermediategear meshing both with the said internal gear and journal gear, andmeans for guiding the said reel frames and reels from one into the nextsucceeding tank through the apparatus.

.7. An apparatus for dyeing threads and the like, comprising a base, aframe, a plurality of dye tanks in the said frame, endless chains, meansfor driving the same in unison, a reelframe pivotally connected tocorresponding links of the endless chains, a reel for supportingthematerial to be dyed, a shaft for the same, a gear associated with oneend of the said reel frame, a rack meshing with the said gear, a journalgear in which one end of the reel shaft is removably connected, abearing in which the opposite end of the reel shaft is removablyjournaled, means for turning the said journal gear and reel shaft fromthe aforesaid gear in such a direction that the reel is revolved withthe forward portion thereof ascending and the rearward portiondescending, and means for guiding the said reel frames and reels fromone into the next succeeding tank through the apparatus.

Signed by me this 15th day of October,

BERNH. TEUFER. Witnesses:

SIDNEY RIcH, M. J. BENNDORF.

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